WHITTIER – One of two robbers shot a possibly homeless man while he sat with a woman in the patio of Rick’s In & Out burger, officers said Friday.

Two men at about 9:35 p.m. Thursday night tried to rob the man and then shot him in the leg when he did not have anything to steal, Whittier Police Lt. Bill Webster said of the attack at 7254 Greenleaf Ave.

The man, described as being in his 40s, was taken to Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital.

Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Frederic Stowers said the man wasn’t critical when taken to the hospital.

Webster didn’t know if the man was still in the hospital on Friday.

Webster described the robbers as two “skinny” Latinos in their late teens or 20s.

Police said the man gave his address as St. Matthias’ Church on Washington Avenue. The church allows homeless people to get their mail there.

It’s unclear if the injured man was homeless.

Workers at the church heard someone had been shot, but they weren’t sure if it was someone they knew.

A manager at Rick’s on Friday declined to give her name or any information on the shooting.

Anyone with information is asked to call Whittier police at 562-945-8250.